The Gran Valparaíso metropolitan area faces challenges in traffic and
transportation management due to the expansion of households into outlying
areas and, in particular, the flows of traffic into two of its five towns,
Valparaiso and Viña del Mar, which remain the primary trade and employment
centers in the region. Traffic is also increased by the regular flow of
tourists to the resorts of Viña del Mar and the UNESCO World Heritage sites
in Valparaiso. The city, in conjunction with the regional government and
the Chilean Ministry of Transportation, requested IBM's help in creating a
plan to improve mobility in the Gran Valparaíso metropolitan area,
including consideration of baseline status, transportation data,
information requirements, transportation planning, priorities, IT,
instrumentation and analytics.